Fecal occult blood and calprotectin testing to prioritize primary care patients for colonoscopy referral: The advantage study.

Ángel LanasFrancesc BalaguerMarta Sánchez-LuengoGonzalo HijosGoretti Hernández-MesaMelisa PiñeroJoaquín Castillo-IturraTeresa OcañaJoaquín CubiellaAnais CrespoÁgueda IglesiasIsabel MedeirosGuillermo CachoRodrigo Jover-MartínezMiren AlustizaJosé Diaz-TasendeCarmen PovesGuilherme MacedoEnrique Quinteronull null

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2023)

fHb and FC are useful as part of a triage tool to identify those symptomatic patients with high probability of CRC. This can be easily applied by physicians to prioritize high-risk patients for urgent colonoscopy.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
patient reported